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Nathan Cleary celebrates one of his two rapid-fire tries in as many minutes.

NSW 44 Queensland 12

State of Origin

Panthers perfection as Blues demolish Queensland in emphatic fashion

Brad Fittler’s faith in his former side has been vindicated, NSW keeping their Origin campaign alive with a 32-point thrashing of a shellshocked Queensland outfit.

by Dan Walsh

State of Origin

State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in game two

by Adrian Proszenko and Caden Helmers

Felise Kaufusi is sent to the bin in Perth.

State of Origin

Did Blues’ complaints lead to moment that changed Origin series?

by Christian Nicolussi

Felise Kaufusi reacts to his sin-binning on Sunday.

State of Origin

Fittler adamant Kaufusi sin-binning justified despite Queensland protests

by Adam Pengilly and Caden Helmers

State of Origin

So, how do we feel about Freddy’s NSW changes now?

by Adam Pengilly

Insight & Analysis

Talk of NSW demise proves much ado about Nathan

Since the narrow loss to Queensland in game one, there’s been much hand wringing and furious tweeting about the parlous state of rugby league in our fair state.

Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Go west, we’ll do just fine: Fittler makes all right moves with series on line

By the time Brad Fittler got onto the plane for Perth, he had assembled a line-up that turned this State of Origin match into Penrith versus Queensland.

Malcolm Knox

Journalist, author and columnist

‘I never thought we’d get away with it’: Inside the greatest scam in Origin history

It’s been 20 years since the Lote Tuqiri “TBA” State of Origin selection controversy. We speak to those who hatched the plan and look at how it impacted the game.